Spot crypto is legal and licensed: 'digital payment token service' is one of the seven payment services MAS regulates under the Payment Services Act 2019, described by MAS as buying or selling digital payment tokens commonly known as cryptocurrencies, and section 5(1) of that Act provides that a person must not carry on a business of providing any type of payment service in Singapore unless the person holds a licence for it or is an exempt payment service provider. Residents therefore buy and sell on MAS-licensed venues — Coinbase Singapore Pte. Ltd. holds a Major Payment Institution licence for digital payment token service, and Coinhako trades under Payment Services Act licence PS20200556.
The contract itself does not change by geography: a CC perpetual settles in USDC everywhere.
7 venues open Canton Coin perps to traders in Singapore.
Aster
Derive
Helix
Hyperliquid
Lighter
ParadexFour steps from sign-up to an open position.
No capital gains tax and no crypto-specific rate. IRAS states that gains from the sale of property, shares and financial instruments in Singapore are generally not taxable, and that because there are no capital gains taxes in Singapore, gains on digital tokens bought for long-term investment are not subject to tax.
Trading CC from Singapore: legal.
For Singapore residents trading Canton Coin: No capital gains tax and no crypto-specific rate.
8 platforms serve Singapore for Canton Coin trading, among them Aster, Derive and GMX.
Canborsa offers up to 5x leverage on Canton Coin for traders based in Singapore.